From there, the escapees succeeded in building up a sizable advantage of more than three minutes over the peloton.

At one point, this put Hagiwara into the virtual leader’s jersey, while Roxane Kneteman (Rabo Liv) eventually made her way to the lead group, after spending much of the stage bridging her way across from the chase.

Back in the peloton, Moolman was the first rider to attack, taking Alena Amialiusik (Velocio – SRAM) along with her, over the second categorized climb in Sondiro.

This resulted in an even greater reduction in the peloton, with Guarnier and a few other top GC riders briefly losing contact.

As the breakaway group approached the final categorized climb, this is when Hagiwara decided to make her move, leaving both her breakaway companions, as well as the peloton struggling to stay on terms.

Hagiwara would go on from there to seize a solo victory, while Guarnier et al managed to reclaim what remained of the day’s breakaway group and regain lost time on the leader.

The Giro Rosa continues tomorrow, with a start in the seaside town of Arenzano and tackle the nine-kilometer climb over Naso di Gatto, followed by the climb of the Rialto, before finishing in Loano.